US5121909A - Barbecue tray - Google Patents
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47J—KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES
- A47J37/00—Baking; Roasting; Grilling; Frying
- A47J37/06—Roasters; Grills; Sandwich grills
- A47J37/07—Roasting devices for outdoor use; Barbecues
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47J—KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES
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- This invention relates generally to cooking implements, and more particularly to a combination cutting board and serving plank intended especially for use with barbeque grills.
- a cook transfers barbequed food, such as a roast, from the grill to a tray held in one hand, carries the tray into the house, and then transfers the food to a cutting board. This is unnecessarily wasteful of effort and clean-up time.
- An object of the invention is to enable one to transfer foods directly from a grill to a cutting board. This is accomplished by providing a cutting board with a breadboard type handle at one end, and a lip on the bottom of the board at the other end for engaging the edge of the grill, so that the board can be steadied with only one hand, while the roast is transferred from the grill with the free hand.
- Another object is to facilitate handling heavy foods, such as roasts.
- the gripping rib of this invention also acts as a second handle or grip, facilitating handling of the tray in such situations.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a barbeque tray, showing my new design
- FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof
- FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view thereof
- FIG. 4 is a side elevational view thereof
- FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along the line 5--5 in FIG. 2;
- FIG. 6 is a right end view thereof.
- FIG. 7 is a left end view thereof.
- a barbeque tray embodying the invention is formed from a single piece of wood stock of uniform thickness, preferably a butcher-block lamination of select hard maple.
- a protruding handle 12 is formed at one end of the board.
- the handle has a through hole 14 at its free end, through which a loop of rawhide 16 or the like is fastened to provide a hanger.
- the corners of the board are cut out, leaving a broad straight edge 18 extending perpendicular to each of the parallel sides 20, 22 of the board.
- the area between the handle 12, the edge 18, and the sides 20 and 22 is substantially rectangular in plan, except that all corners and edges are generously rounded.
- a groove 24, extending around three sides of the board, and a drippings basin 26 adjacent the edge 18, define a large rectagular cutting area 28 at the center of the board.
- the groove is of uniform depth, while the basin is somewhat deeper, as best seen in FIG. 1.
- the bottom surface of the board is provided with a recess 30, extending between the cut out areas.
- the recess has a first side 32 which extends parallel to the edge 18, about three-eighths of an inch therefrom, defining a lip 34, and a curved second side 36 which is concave with respect to the first side.
- the radius of curvature of the second side approximates that of a standard round barbeque cooker.
- the cook may rest the edge 18 of the board temporarily over the edge of the grill.
- the board cannot slip off accidentally, because of the interaction between lip 34 and the grill rim.
- the great breadth of the recess stabilizes the board against tipping (around the axis of the handle).
- the board can be safely supported with one hand on the handle, so that one hand remains free for transfering meat from the grill to the tray. Subsequently, if necessary, the cook can grasp the lip 34 with his free hand to steady the board as he carries it.
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US5386978A (en) * | 1993-04-21 | 1995-02-07 | Ladwig; Todd O. | Cutting board |
EP0645115A1 (en) * | 1993-09-27 | 1995-03-29 | Aoste | Board for cutting meat products |
GB2285737A (en) * | 1994-01-25 | 1995-07-26 | Martin Edward Young | Food preparation board |
US5515839A (en) * | 1995-05-19 | 1996-05-14 | Phillips; Eva P. | Device for removing a rack from a grill |
US5527022A (en) * | 1994-11-14 | 1996-06-18 | Faye F. Chen | Cutting board |
US5546852A (en) * | 1995-01-13 | 1996-08-20 | Bidwell; Robert E. | Food preparation assembly |
GB2311460A (en) * | 1996-03-29 | 1997-10-01 | Nigel Bruce Hinton | Chopping Board |
US6478292B1 (en) * | 2000-09-13 | 2002-11-12 | Kathleen R. Sellers | Elevated non-slip cutting board |
US20030227119A1 (en) * | 2002-06-05 | 2003-12-11 | Mark Jackson | Cutting board |
WO2004030859A1 (en) * | 2002-10-02 | 2004-04-15 | Sellers Kathleen R | Method of manufacturing an elevated non-slip cutting board |
US20040206757A1 (en) * | 2003-04-18 | 2004-10-21 | Hall Charles E. | Universal box top lid |
US20060251782A1 (en) * | 2005-05-09 | 2006-11-09 | Schultz Richard J | Food presentation plank |
US20080011926A1 (en) * | 2005-12-14 | 2008-01-17 | Giuseppe Cappellino | Automotive beverage tray holder |
US20090096150A1 (en) * | 2007-10-10 | 2009-04-16 | Cihan Robert W | Tray Systems |
US20110271950A1 (en) * | 2010-05-04 | 2011-11-10 | Nilssen Ii Raymond | Removable basket assembly for outdoor grill |
US20120319339A1 (en) * | 2008-06-24 | 2012-12-20 | Keith Young | Apparatus for treating food substances |
US20150108702A1 (en) * | 2013-10-17 | 2015-04-23 | Tang Heng Quanh | Aggregate Connecting Cutting/Serving Board with Glass Holder |
US9066626B2 (en) | 2012-02-07 | 2015-06-30 | Keith Young | Cutting board apparatus with collapsible tray |
USD739188S1 (en) * | 2014-09-16 | 2015-09-22 | Ellis N. Shamoon | Cutting board scoop |
USD878878S1 (en) * | 2018-09-10 | 2020-03-24 | MyGift Enterprise, LLC | Cutting board and cookbook stand |
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US5386978A (en) * | 1993-04-21 | 1995-02-07 | Ladwig; Todd O. | Cutting board |
EP0645115A1 (en) * | 1993-09-27 | 1995-03-29 | Aoste | Board for cutting meat products |
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GB2285737A (en) * | 1994-01-25 | 1995-07-26 | Martin Edward Young | Food preparation board |
GB2285737B (en) * | 1994-01-25 | 1997-06-04 | Martin Edward Young | Food preparation board |
US5527022A (en) * | 1994-11-14 | 1996-06-18 | Faye F. Chen | Cutting board |
US5546852A (en) * | 1995-01-13 | 1996-08-20 | Bidwell; Robert E. | Food preparation assembly |
US5515839A (en) * | 1995-05-19 | 1996-05-14 | Phillips; Eva P. | Device for removing a rack from a grill |
GB2311460A (en) * | 1996-03-29 | 1997-10-01 | Nigel Bruce Hinton | Chopping Board |
GB2311460B (en) * | 1996-03-29 | 1999-04-07 | Nigel Bruce Hinton | Chopping board |
US6910685B2 (en) * | 2000-09-13 | 2005-06-28 | Kathleen R. Sellers | Method of manufacturing an elevated non-slip cutting board |
US6478292B1 (en) * | 2000-09-13 | 2002-11-12 | Kathleen R. Sellers | Elevated non-slip cutting board |
US20030227119A1 (en) * | 2002-06-05 | 2003-12-11 | Mark Jackson | Cutting board |
WO2004030859A1 (en) * | 2002-10-02 | 2004-04-15 | Sellers Kathleen R | Method of manufacturing an elevated non-slip cutting board |
US20040206757A1 (en) * | 2003-04-18 | 2004-10-21 | Hall Charles E. | Universal box top lid |
US20090277904A1 (en) * | 2003-04-18 | 2009-11-12 | Buddeez, Inc. | Universal Box Top Lid |
US8132690B2 (en) * | 2003-04-18 | 2012-03-13 | Buddeez, Inc. | Universal box top lid |
US8235246B2 (en) | 2003-04-18 | 2012-08-07 | Buddeez, Inc. | Universal box top lid |
US20060251782A1 (en) * | 2005-05-09 | 2006-11-09 | Schultz Richard J | Food presentation plank |
US20080011926A1 (en) * | 2005-12-14 | 2008-01-17 | Giuseppe Cappellino | Automotive beverage tray holder |
US20090096150A1 (en) * | 2007-10-10 | 2009-04-16 | Cihan Robert W | Tray Systems |
US9049963B2 (en) * | 2008-06-24 | 2015-06-09 | Keith Young | Apparatus for treating food substances |
US20120319339A1 (en) * | 2008-06-24 | 2012-12-20 | Keith Young | Apparatus for treating food substances |
US20110271950A1 (en) * | 2010-05-04 | 2011-11-10 | Nilssen Ii Raymond | Removable basket assembly for outdoor grill |
US9032949B2 (en) * | 2010-05-04 | 2015-05-19 | Viking Range, Llc | Removable basket assembly for outdoor grill |
US9066626B2 (en) | 2012-02-07 | 2015-06-30 | Keith Young | Cutting board apparatus with collapsible tray |
US20150108702A1 (en) * | 2013-10-17 | 2015-04-23 | Tang Heng Quanh | Aggregate Connecting Cutting/Serving Board with Glass Holder |
USD739188S1 (en) * | 2014-09-16 | 2015-09-22 | Ellis N. Shamoon | Cutting board scoop |
USD878878S1 (en) * | 2018-09-10 | 2020-03-24 | MyGift Enterprise, LLC | Cutting board and cookbook stand |
USD930446S1 (en) * | 2020-03-06 | 2021-09-14 | Anchor Hocking, Llc | Cutting board |
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